Wonderful cover but I wonder how Batman kept his arm from being
sliced off? Must be armoured bat gloves.

Have you ever heard the story of how fresh deep-sea fish was so
valued that Japanese fishermen considered it worth their while to
bring live fish into port? They found out that if they simply held
the fish inside their ships like in a big aquarium they started
degrading - some kind of slow death syndrome. The solution was to
keep a small shark in the holding tank, they would lose some
fish to the shark but the excitement/tension of having a predator in
there with them kept the fish alive and maintained their quality.

Damian is sort of like that shark. He got added into the 'tank'
with Batman and Robin and the entertainment value/quality went through the
roof.

He is an absolute horror; you really have to read this issue to
get the full dose.

Oh yeah, before the tale really gets rolling, Andy Kubert shows
us a bit of the Batcave.

Batman is saying to Damian, who is standing beside him : "This
will be your home now." How cool is that? If I was a kid again
reading this comic I would say that this was why I read comics.
Heck, this is why I read comics now.

So, as I said, Damian is a superbrat and Bruce inflicts him on
both Alfred and Robin; and Alfred says this:

What?!! Was the young Bruce Wayne as bratty as Damian? It has to
be Bruce - all the Robins were very well behaved (well, except
Jason).

If you're getting tired of the word 'brat' I've got good news:
I'm not using it again. It's too weak. As the story progresses
Damian kills somebody. I'm not kidding. He beheads somebody, beats
up Robin and presents himself to Batman as a replacement. End of
issue. Oboy.